Close-Up: Jane Shoemaker

Jane Shoemaker, Murray City Council

1. How long have you lived in Murray?

Forty-one years total with 23 years elsewhere in the middle.

2. What is your favorite restaurant in Murray? What is your favorite dish there?

Hih-Burger. My favorite dish is bacon and eggs with cheese grits.

3. If you had $75 to spend in Murray, where would you spend it?

I would spend it at The Place because my cousins have always owned it and they have beautiful clothes for women.

4. What is your favorite Murray memory?

My favorite Murray memory is listening to WNBS as a girl and hearing the announcer always say, "WNBS, Birthplace of Radio."

5. Describe Murray in three words.

Friendly, educated, and historical.